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The beginning of the Khmelnytsky period. In the actual absence of loyal allies, the Cossacks wage a struggle for national independence and personal freedom, and European ideas. With each chapter, puzzle by puzzle, the picture of the formation of a new map of Europe is formed, and in parallel, the character and personality of the changing main character, Tymosh Khmelnytsky, is formed.

The plot is filled with mystical coincidences and signs, while the author accurately depicts the life and customs of not only Ukrainian but also other peoples living in Ukraine and abroad at that time.